Sometimes the Citrix licensing server doesn’t get accessed for a long time, maybe the admin leaves and is replaced and no-one made a note of the password. Suddenly, you can’t access the licensing server any more. What to do ?
If you have access to the disk sub system (ie.. the files) on the licensing server then it is possible to reset the admin password.
1. Open the “server.xml” file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\Licensing\LS\conf.
What’s New in XenDesktop 5.6
XenDesktop 5.6 includes the following new features and enhancements:
Personal vDisk - This feature is a personalization solution for virtual desktops. Two new types of catalog allow you to preserve the assignment of users to desktops even when the disk is cleaned at restart; the same user is assigned the same desktop for later sessions. The new catalogs are pooled with personal vDisk (for pooled-static virtual desktops) that you manage with Desktop Studio andstreamed with personal vDisk that you manage with Provisioning Services.
Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is the Microsoft implementation of WS-Management Protocol(a protocol developed by a group of hardware and software manufacturers as a public standard for remotely exchanging management data with any computer device that implements the protocol.), a standard Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)-based, firewall-friendly protocol that allows hardware and operating systems, from different vendors, to interoperate.
The WS-Management protocol specification provides a common way for systems to access and exchange management information across an IT infrastructure.
Issue: Users need to set their env variables for a citrix app every day.
Brief Overview:
For an application(xenapp published app), users have to set their enviornment variables for the very first time they login. From next time, these variables are automatically set from their profiles which are on the xenapp servers. A script has been set to reboot these servers every night by some other team person and from next morning, users have to set their variables again everyday.
XenDesktop 5 Quick Deploy is the fastest way to deploy a fully functional XenDesktop installation. You specify a master VM and select some users, then Quick Deploy creates virtual desktops, makes them available for the users, and shows you how to access your desktops. To achieve this in the minimum number of steps, Quick Deploy has some prerequisites and makes a number of assumptions. This topic describes what Quick Deploy does, the prerequisites for running Quick Deploy, and the assumptions that Quick Deploy makes.
If the administrator wishes to re-set up XenDesktop, it is strongly recommend that all the Desktop Delivery Controller machines are uninstalled before removing the database and then reinstall XenDesktop. However, when experiencing setup issues, this can be a very frustrating and time consuming process. This knowledge base article helps by demonstrating how to clean up the environment without the need to reinstall the system.
Requirements
You must be able to run PowerShell as the XenDesktop Full Administrator (this is the administrator that was used to previous deploy XenDesktop), or, if XenDesktop has not been set up, you must be a domain administrator.
Problem: When user double clicks the ica file, Application launches in the middle of the dual monitors. Half on one side of laptop and half on the other side of monitor.
Solution: Open the ica file with text editor and goto the value TWIMode=On. Now change this value to off, like TWIMode=Off. This will resolve the issue.
Problem: Sometimes when we try to open license management console(Localhost:portnumber) doesnt open anything. When we check in services.
There are many components involved in a XenDesktop environment. Some are required. Some are optional. Some are optional, though recommended for best practice and functionality.
As with any infrastructure component, a XenDesktop environment should be designed utilizing an N+1 model. N+1 is a design model in which systems are built with redundancy. As an example, heavily utilized web based store fronts have multiple web servers available to spread around connections and to ensure that the failure of any one single server does not render the environment unavailable.
Citrix XenDesktop: Citrix XenDesktop is a desktop virtualization solution that transforms Windows desktops and applications into an on-demand service available to any user, anywhere, on any device. With XenDesktop, you can securely deliver individual Windows, web and SaaS applications, or full virtual desktops, to PCs, Macs, tablets, smartphones, laptops and thin clients—all with a high-definition user experience.
What is desktop virtualization? Desktop virtualization is a set of mainstream technologies that optimize the delivery of desktops, applications and data to users.
DVSC is logical centralized switch that allows you to manage the network logical switches that are on different XenServer hosts within ur enviornment from centralized location.
Distributed Virtual Switching Features:
True Network Portability Network fault tolerance Improved network security Transparent network compliance Industry standard network monitoring Comprised of 2 components:
OpenvSwitch Distributed Virtual Switch Controller what is open vswitch
Open vSwitch is a production quality, multilayer virtual switch licensed under the open source Apache 2.
